Dontcha wish the Lions brass would have taken the local UM grad Brady in the 2000 draft?

They took such future all-pros as Stockar McDougle. Barrett Green, Rueben Droughns, Todd Franz, and Quenton Reese. All these guys did was help the Lions sink deeper in the hole. Brady was number 199 overall.

Will this regular season be as impressive if the Pats fail to win it all?

Your thoughts?

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If they lose in the playoffs, every single one of the records they set this season will always be followed by, "yes, they set this or that record, BUT..." There's no question that they have to win the Super Bowl to validate everything they've already done.

If they lose in the playoffs, every single one of the records they set this season will always be followed by, "yes, they set this or that record, BUT..." There's no question that they have to win the Super Bowl to validate everything they've already done.

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I completely agree D4E. While the perfect regular season and all of the other records set this season are EXTREMELY impressive, in order to be considered for "Best Team Ever" status or for it to be considered a truely "Perfect Season", they need to run the table as the Dolphins did.

I completely agree D4E. While the perfect regular season and all of the other records set this season are EXTREMELY impressive, in order to be considered for "Best Team Ever" status or for it to be considered a truely "Perfect Season", they need to run the table as the Dolphins did.

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The odd thing about that Dolphins team was that they weren't considered a particularly dominant club--they were even the underdogs in the Super Bowl to the Redskins! The next year's Dolphins team that repeated as champs was probably a better team.

Excellant game. What I noticed is how unLion both teams were. Instead of settling for a FG and a 6 point lead telling the other to get a TD to win, the Pat iced it with a TD.
The Giant pass-rush may be the best in the league this year, they hit Brady hurried him and sacked him twice, yet they scored 38 pts.
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